Simple Linux

A lot of people worry about what software they will be able to use if they use Linux. For example, Microsoft Office isn't available for Linux. However, there are alternatives that you can use on Linux, designed to replace popular Windows and Mac software. Read on for more information.

An often daunting prospect to new Linux users is understanding what a 'distribution' is, and how they all differ. Read on for a (hopefully) clear and simple explanation, along with helpful advice for picking a distribution.

Most computers sold today have Microsoft Windows pre-installed on them, and a lot of people never change that. So, why should you put the effort in to switching to Linux? What benefits will you get out of it? In this article I hope to provide at least a few reasons why I switched to Linux.

Welcome to Simple Linux! This site aims to be a hive of information about Linux that the average computer-user can understand. Hopefully, I will have advice, tutorials, reviews and all sorts of other stuff for you guys pretty soon. However, I want to involve you. You guys know exactly what information you want, and if you find something out, try a new piece of software or whatever, write about it - let everyone else know! If you sign up for an account you can submit content to the site. It'll then pop up for me to take a read through, then post to the site.